Hi Jeff, don't forget I also tried the WindowXP Pro and that is a full version.I just replaced the hard drive on another computer and I will need to load the OS again.Yes, I think I can do it again now that I have the experience.
Hello All, I am happy to report that I have WindowXP installed on my new computer but don't ask me how I did it.For the sake of learning I would like to tell you what I did (not exactly because I don't really remember)After setting booting device to CD ROM, I put the windowxp cd into the cd...
I went in the BIOS set up and selected CD-ROM as #1 booting device and put the WindowXP CD into the CD drive and exit BIOS.The computer is trying to boot from CD ROM but it failed to boot.Here is what I get from the screen: "booting from CD, hit any key to start.... Starting Window 98..." and I...
Hi Jeff, I tried your second suggestion, here is what I got:I put a Window 98 start up disk in the floppy drive and turned on the computer, I got the Window 98 start up menu with 3 options:1- start the computer with CD-ROM support,2-start without CD-ROM support and 3- view the help files.I...
Hello all, I just finished building my first computer: Intel D815EPEA2 mother board with Celeron 633 mhz CPU.When I first turn on the computer, I get the Intel logo screen and the message " drive is not ready, system halted" I put a Window 98 bootable diskette in the floppy drive and turned it...